Germany, Kriegsmarine. A POW Camp Art Model of the USS Niagara Republic of the reverse retaining an intact

the reverse retaining an intact Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) label with an illegible maker’s code and secondary code of “258031”

Fine and near very fine

a single shoulder board of interwoven bright silver/aluminium Russian braid mounted on a green wool base

Footnote: James Stoddart served in the First War after 12 Years with the 91st Regiment

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A POW Camp Art Model of the USS Niagara Republic of the reverse retaining an intact(Grabenkunst Modell). A model of the USS Niagara (the flagship of Oliver Hazard Perry at the 1813 Battle of Lake Erie) hand carved by a Kriegsmarine serviceman in Canadian captivity, of multi piece wood and cloth construction, featuring hand carved pieces recreating a stylized version of the vessel with sails, masts, and rigging visible, accompanied by a fitted wooden base, the obverse featuring a plaque bearing an inscription of NIAGARA FLAGSHIP OF